Chief executives at some of the largest US banks came under pressure from US lawmakers to commit to taking a tougher stance on doing business with the Chinese mainland amid growing tensions over the Taiwan question, Reuters reported on Thursday.

The rise of the Republic of Uzbekistan is likely to be a "game changer" in the 21st century, especially because the visionary Uzbek leadership under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has already garnered much praise.

These breakthroughs fully prove the notable strengths of China's socialist system in pooling resources and efforts for major undertakings, and have further enhanced Chinese people's confidence in their own development path.

The general debate of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 77) is currently under way. This is the first entire in-person meeting at the UN headquarters since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his meeting with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger in New York on Monday, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed that the top priority now is to properly manage the Taiwan question.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, "China has become the most important pillar of multilateralism and an indispensable, trustworthy force for world peace and development."

In a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday, US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.

The SCO has indeed become a platform for political dialogue among countries from across regions－from Central Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States to South and East Asia and the Middle East.

The 10 years following the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have witnessed unprecedented development of the rule of law in the country, and have thus been recognized as a golden decade for the rule of law.

After US' hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, many observers from the international community have focused on how the SCO can and will address the hardship Afghanistan faces.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has paid state visits to the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from September 14 to 16, giving a strong pull to the construction of the Belt and Road projects and the community of a shared future with the neighboring countries.

Asked in a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday whether US forces would engage in a conflict with the Chinese mainland over Taiwan, US President Joe Biden unambiguously replied: "Yes, if in fact, there was an unprecedented attack."

Plato's The Republic, which is the foundation of Western political thought, is the key for foreigners to understand today's China. The republic Plato envisaged more than 2,300 years ago is somewhat similar to the People's Republic of China.

More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Silk Road was opened by the people in China and Central Asia, driven by a desire for friendship and mutual learning, thus starting a great era of exchanges between civilizations.

We are all in the same boat; we rise and fall together. This was what the US championed when it stood unrivalled, stewarding the world with self-confidence and a sense of mission.

The United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee's approval of the so-called Taiwan Policy Act on Sept. 14 marks another dangerous step toward a green light being given to the country providing direct military assistance to the Chinese island.

The United States has been trying to coerce India into joining its anti-China front, and as part of its efforts, US troops even held a joint military drill with the Indian armed forces near the China-India border.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from Thursday to Friday. The summit has received particular attention from the international community.

President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries will usher in the next "30 golden years" of bilateral cooperation.

Originating in east China’s mega city of Shanghai, the organization has been putting into practice the tenets of “mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diversity of civilizations and pursuit of common development.”